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VILA Laia

sabre
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Pts-
Age33
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Personal Information

Languages Catalan, English, French, Spanish

Higher education Tourism - King Juan Carlos University: Madrid, ESP

License number 30121990000

Club

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age nine in Barcelona, Spain.

Why this sport? She took part in a fencing demonstration and was invited to join a club afterwards.

Handedness Left

General Interest

Injuries In August 2019 she tore the cruciate ligament and meniscus in her knee. (Facebook profile, 13 Aug 2019)

In January 2016 she sprained her ankle and was unable to compete for six weeks. (Facebook profile, 15 Mar 2016)

Other information RETIREMENT
In February 2021 she announced her retirement from fencing. "I have made a difficult decision that had been hanging around my head for too long. I will leave what has been my life for the last 20 years, I will leave high-level competition and consequently fencing. It has given me a lot over so many years and I have learned a lot. A chapter in this book finishes, but a new one begins with the same enthusiasm with which that little girl once began. Thank you all for your support all this time." (Facebook page, 10 Feb 2021; Instagram profile, 10 Feb 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2017 she completed a master's degree in event management at the University Camilo Jose Cela [UCJC] in Madrid, Spain. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

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